Washington: US officials see little progress in talks with Pakistan to reopen NATO supply routes, American media reported on Saturday.
Pakistan’s supply routes have been closed since the Nov. 26 cross-border NATO air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and plunged already tumultuous ties between the two uneasy allies to their lowest point in years. A US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity told CNN that talks in Islamabad between Pakistani and US officials on supply routes, were continuing this week, but "no decisions are imminent."
"There s value in continuing to have those discussions, but there s no sense those talks are going to turn into decisions" shortly, the official said. A deal would require agreement on Pakistan s proposal to impose tariffs on NATO supplies, including how tariffs would be formulated, where that money would go, and how the West would ensure those funds were being used appropriately. "Certainly the domestic situation in Pakistan has a role to play" in the negotiations, the U.S. official said. Online
